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Modiing kernel parameters at runtime.

1. Sysctl


sysctl is used to modify kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available are those listed under /proc/sys/. Procfs is required for sysctl support in Linux. You can use sysctl to both read and write sysctl data.


2.Manually


Setting values manually in
/proc/sys/
. e.g.
# echo "128" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_default_ttl

sets the default TTL value from 64 to 128.


3.Keep values on reboot


Hard coding of values which will be set at each system start can be done in
/etc/sysctl.conf